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Photo of Broad-billed Sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus)

Broad-billed Sandpiper

Calidris falcinellus

The broad-billed sandpiper (Calidris falcinellus) is a small wading bird. The scientific name is from Latin. The specific name falcinella is from falx, falcis, "a sickle. Some research suggests that it should rather go into the genus Philomachus.

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